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W'. H. TURNER. NEWSPAPER HOLDER.

No. 486,139. 'Patented NOV. 15, 1892.

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WILLIS H. TURNER, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

NEWS PAPER-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 486,139, dated November 15, 1892.

Application liled December 28, 1891. Serial No. 416,388. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, WILLIS-H. TURNER, a citizen ot' the United States, residing at Jackson, in the county of Jackson and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Newspaper-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of my invention is to furnish an economical and convenient receptacle for newspapers, periodicals, and similar matters usually delivered by carrier and the protection of the same against loss, injury, or destruction by the elements. It is designed to be afxed to the exterior of buildings or other convenient objects. I attain this object by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure lis the improvement or device as out and prepared for bending into shape for use. Fig. 2 shows the spring which holds the paperor otherobject in place against the cover of The holder, together with the manner of fastening the same to the back of the holder. Fig. 3 is a sectional View of the paper-holder, showing the spring and cover adjusted for use, together with an interior view of one end of the holder when so adjusted. Fig. 4 is a View of the paper-holder in position for use with a paper held in place between the spring and cover.

Similar lettel srefer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The paper-holder is formed of a single sheet of tin or othersuitable metal cut in shape, as shown by Fig. l, in combination with the spring H, held in place by screws, nails, or other suitable fastenin gs, which pass through the loops of the spring, as shown in Fig. 2, and through the holes G Gin the back of the holder C, as shown in Fig. l, holding the spring in place and securely attaching the paperholder to the building or other object. I then bring or double the projections AA of Fig. 1 forward and inward from the dotted line, which is a crease formed by pressure to facilitate the doubling of the metal until A Aare at right angles with B. I then double the cover B forward and downward at the dotted lines, which is a crease, as above Inen tioned, running across the plates from the lower points of A A until A A rest upon the back of O, thus forming the top B and ends A A of the holder. Then I bring the projections D D (shown in Fig. l) upward and against the sides A A, as shown in Fig. 4, and pass the tongues E E through the slots F F, as shown in Fig. Land double the tongues E E down on the inside of A A, thus securely holding the cover B and sides A A in place. The paper-holderis then in position for use.

The spring is made of brass, steel, or other suitable material, and is so adjusted as to press against the cover, as shown in Fig. 3, and securely hold the paper or other object inserted between such spring and the cover, as shown in Fig. 4. It may be of any desired form.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is#- l. The combination, in a paperholding device made in one piece of tin or other metal of any desired weight or thickness, of the cover B, the sides A A, the back C, the sides D D, the tongues E E, and the slots F F, substantially as set forth.

2. A paper-holding device formed from one piece of tin or other metal and a continuous piece of wire adj usted to hold paper by the power ot' the spring, the spring being placed in position by the same operation that attaches the completed paper-holder to abuilding or other object.

WILLIS H. TURNER.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM S. COBB, M. E. HAMMOND. 

